• Christian Church Life,  Prayer

    Resources To Help You Pray For the Persecuted Church

      Right now the news is rolling in about the Christians who are facing persecution and death in Afghanistan. Many are wondering how to pray for the persecuted church. Most of us are aware that we can’t do much to help with the physical needs that our brothers and sisters in Christ are currently facing. However, we do know that there is one thing every Christian can do. We can pray for the persecuted church. If you are anything like me, you want to pray for the persecuted Christians. Often we don’t know how or what to pray for! We set out to pray together as a family and I…

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    How To Pray For The Coronavirus Pandemic

    Christians have wondered how to pray for the coronavirus pandemic and those affected by it. In the past three months, the world around us has changed with the surfacing of the Coronavirus or COVID-19 as it is often called. Responses have ranged from hilarious memes to stockpiling of toilet paper and other necesssities. The Christian’s Response To Corornavirus As Christians, we should be assessing how God wants us to live for His glory in this new and surprising season of illness.  First, we know that in whatever we do and say, we are reflecting Christ. In China, there were stories of Christians going into areas with the sick and helping…

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    What To Do When You Are Tired Of Praying For Your Unsaved Family

      Seven years have passed.  Twenty years have dragged by with no visible change in sight. I am tired of praying for family members that appear to have hearts that are hardened to the Lord. Questions begin to grow in my mind. Why am I tired of praying? Would my time be better spent some other way? Are my prayers really doing anything? Does it really matter if I pray or not? Is God hearing my prayers? Aren’t Christians supposed to find praying a natural activity? If these questions and more have been tugging at your heart too, I hope you stick around. Let’s address what to do when our…